N/A Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen Book

Keeping the Moon is a young adult novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen, first published in 1999. The story follows fifteen-year-old Nicole Colie Sparks, a formerly overweight and insecure girl who is sent to spend the summer with her eccentric Aunt Mira in the small beach town of Colby, North Carolina. While working as a waitress at the Last Chance Bar & Grill, Colie befriends fellow waitresses Morgan and Isabel, who help her confront issues of self-esteem and bullying. Through these new friendships and a budding unconventional romance with an artist named Norman, Colie eventually learns to accept herself and discover her own inner worth. Some minor flaws.